Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Anthony Ausiello earned a BA in English from the Pennsylvania State University. After over two decades in corporate America, Anthony earned his MFA in Creative Writing and soon published several short stories, essays, and poems in various literary journals. Brooklyn '76 is his debut novel. Anthony resides in Westfield, New Jersey, with his wonderful wife, Talia, and his amazing children, Anya and Eli.
"With wit, feeling, and an escalating sense of urgency, Ausiello dramatizes the gulf between a nation’s performance . . . and the lived reality of its citizens…An accomplished, impressive debut."
Manhattan Book Review
"I felt as though I had discovered a master of foreshadowing . . . Ausiello is a fresh, intriguing voice on the literary scene."
Midwest Book Review
“Readers seeking books steeped in the atmospheres of Brooklyn in the late 1970s…will find Brooklyn ’76 an evocative story that brings these times and characters to vivid life.”
